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david: by the way, the government shouldn't be the one -- it is all those taxes. most of the extra charges seem to be these little nickel and dime taxes that they charge you. that is from the government. the government is not going to solve the problem. the government is part of the problem anyway. lori: i don't know, peter. i think your cell phone bill must be so high you can't afford a razor. david: oh. it is 5:00. he has a 5:00 shadow. lori: he has more than that. >> i'm going to shave right now. lori: thank you. i have an app for that. david: just because he arrives at 3:00 a.m. every morning and doesn't have a chance it shave. lori: i couldn't resist. [laughter] david: oh, lord. >> my shaving app. my shaving app. david: thanks a lot, peter. lori: it can drain your wallet. we'll tell you about a $40,000 cocktail. that will set you back. david: we asked you whether or not you thought apple would regain its mojo. we'll read some of your responses coming up next. ♪ . my mantra? trust your instincts to make the call. to treat my low testosterone, my doctor and i
david: by the way, the government shouldn't be the one -- it is all those taxes. most of the extra charges seem to be these little nickel and dime taxes that they charge you. that is from the government. the government is not going to solve the problem. the government is part of the problem anyway. lori: i don't know, peter. i think your cell phone bill must be so high you can't afford a razor. david: oh. it is 5:00. he has a 5:00 shadow. lori: he has more than that. >> i'm going to shave...
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raise taxes. again, i thought that was app example of the to littization of the bombing. >> you know, i say to all the people, both sides of the aisle, anybody else who wanted to do this, give it a rest. it's been a couple days. if you want to make that argument, and frapping's argument is well-taken, but given it a rest for the next couple weeks. let people grieve. let people do what they need to do, and if you want to argue about funding first responders, the sequester, do it later. i don't like, you know, i was in washington for 9/11, and i actually never talk about this, but evacuated with the united states senate, and spent a day with our senators, very few staffers, saw them in the natural environment without handlers for lack of a better word, and they came together. i don't think the american people understand that they really did in the privacy of just them, with few staffer around, they really came together, and there was no partisanship. i want to see that again. >> i agree. i would --
raise taxes. again, i thought that was app example of the to littization of the bombing. >> you know, i say to all the people, both sides of the aisle, anybody else who wanted to do this, give it a rest. it's been a couple days. if you want to make that argument, and frapping's argument is well-taken, but given it a rest for the next couple weeks. let people grieve. let people do what they need to do, and if you want to argue about funding first responders, the sequester, do it later. i...
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nevermind tax pain, but what gout tax gain? thank you to the tax man. cheryl: tax pain is easy to think of the irs, but coming up, how 24 agency employees scammed the government and taxpayers out of big bucks, and they did it under the boss' nose. that would be uncle sam. looking at the oil contracts before break. we are, again, blow $90 a barrel, 87.52 on oil. take a look at that. ♪ , and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll work his way up from busser to waiter to chef bere opening a restaurant specializing in fish and game from the great northwest. he'll start investing early, he'll finde good people to help guide him, and he'll set money aside from his first day of work to his last, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. it's just common sense. trust your instincts to make the call. to treat my low testosterone, my doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than
nevermind tax pain, but what gout tax gain? thank you to the tax man. cheryl: tax pain is easy to think of the irs, but coming up, how 24 agency employees scammed the government and taxpayers out of big bucks, and they did it under the boss' nose. that would be uncle sam. looking at the oil contracts before break. we are, again, blow $90 a barrel, 87.52 on oil. take a look at that. ♪ , and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll work his way up from busser to waiter to chef bere...
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let's juice up and give us tax decreases and tax cuts. do you think that's going to happen? >> i do, i'm optimistic and have always been, but in 2014, i think we'll take the senate and in 2016, the presidency and it doesn't have to be a republican. it can be a jack kennedy democrat and low rate, flat tax, you know, spending restraint and we can get sound money, free trade, mineral regulation and get the heck out of the way and the way that thatcher did and kennedy did and bill clinton did. this is what we need. >> look, i couldn't agree with you more, i do believe that's exactly what we need. and you think that that will be the expectation for the future. >> yes. >> and the stock market will go up early or middle of next year, because it expects that to happen? >> i think so. i mean, you really, unfortunately in this wonderful economy of ours, i love margaret thatcher's speech she said socialism a wonderful until you run out of other people's money to spend. the truth of the matter is we've run out of other people's money to spend. the party is gone and economy is in terribl
let's juice up and give us tax decreases and tax cuts. do you think that's going to happen? >> i do, i'm optimistic and have always been, but in 2014, i think we'll take the senate and in 2016, the presidency and it doesn't have to be a republican. it can be a jack kennedy democrat and low rate, flat tax, you know, spending restraint and we can get sound money, free trade, mineral regulation and get the heck out of the way and the way that thatcher did and kennedy did and bill clinton...
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some the workers that say you pay your taxes are scramming the system and stealing your tax dollars. the details of this story are going to make you furious. might want to get the kid out of the room. that is next. liz: google starting to distribute pricey brand new internet connected glasses called google glass. we want to know if you would fork over $1500 a pair? log on to facebook.co facebook.com/afterthebell. tell us what you think. we'll read your comments later this hour. ♪ . are you still sleeping? just wanted check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first chnology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. liz: you're going to hate this. dozens of irs workers charged with allegedly stealing government benefits, the very same workers who were supposed to protect the system. david: makes you mad, doesn't it? liz macdonald. wait until you hear the details. she has got them for you. you've been following the tax system for a long time. this is an incredible story. >> good to be with you, liz and david. two d
some the workers that say you pay your taxes are scramming the system and stealing your tax dollars. the details of this story are going to make you furious. might want to get the kid out of the room. that is next. liz: google starting to distribute pricey brand new internet connected glasses called google glass. we want to know if you would fork over $1500 a pair? log on to facebook.co facebook.com/afterthebell. tell us what you think. we'll read your comments later this hour. ♪ . are you...
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payroll tax, gas two things affect my wallet. adam: they're looking backwards. you have oil below $88 a barrel. tracy: i haven't felt that. adam: hopefully we'll feel it soon. tracy: we have stocks selling off, down about 19 points. the vix also known as the wall street fear index is soaring. let's head down to nicole petallides on the floor of the exchange. the vix will tell you what will happen 30 days from now, right? it is a gauge of the future. that means we're nervous about the future. >> that's exactly right. what it does it takes into account the volatility and fear in the market over the 30 days ahead for the s&p 500. that's exactly what we're seeing here today. we're seeing it at a level of 1 d. it was up over 24% earlier today. we're certainly seeing the volatility here on wall street. we have really seen that just this week alone. on monday we were down 265 points. yesterday we gained only to pull back again today and take out monday's lows. we're seeing broad based selling across the board. the more economically sensitive sectors are the ones gettin
payroll tax, gas two things affect my wallet. adam: they're looking backwards. you have oil below $88 a barrel. tracy: i haven't felt that. adam: hopefully we'll feel it soon. tracy: we have stocks selling off, down about 19 points. the vix also known as the wall street fear index is soaring. let's head down to nicole petallides on the floor of the exchange. the vix will tell you what will happen 30 days from now, right? it is a gauge of the future. that means we're nervous about the future....
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alrea close at $10 million that is how much the businesses have raised in the wake of the boss said tax to help out the victims we will talk to ken feinberg to has already got a tou assignment and much re will be donated that is the nature to allocate the bp settlement funds and who is providing these funds? former mcdonald's usa ceo is here to remind us that big business is not always evil. but we thought we would cover the story because that is where the money is coming from. not exclusively but 90 percent has been coming from corporations and business titans to want to help particularly the family of this little boy who was killed in the attack but there are others similarly promised relief. >> it is said justin and generous country when our citizens and young people are under such terric stress all of us pull together and put aside our differences to reach out to try to help. if you look at corporations over the years and decades or centuries mcdonald's mcdonald's, ronald mcdonald house, ford foundation, gates buffett foundation, a great men and women and corporations to support the
alrea close at $10 million that is how much the businesses have raised in the wake of the boss said tax to help out the victims we will talk to ken feinberg to has already got a tou assignment and much re will be donated that is the nature to allocate the bp settlement funds and who is providing these funds? former mcdonald's usa ceo is here to remind us that big business is not always evil. but we thought we would cover the story because that is where the money is coming from. not exclusively...
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topping that list, mcallen taxes . you can always check it out. foxbusiness.com. see what is trending. well, later in the show, small-business is spending a lot of time and resources and social media. is there investment paying off? unions going through labor pains getting desperate for more numbers. and so you here where they're looking now. ♪ my mother made the best toffee in the world. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. never really thought i would make money doing what i love. [ robert ] we createlegalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your business dream a reality. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. very logical thinker. (laughs) i'm telling you right now, the girl back at home would absolutely not have taken a ziline in the jungle. (screams) i'm really glad that girl stayed at home. vo: expedia helps 30 million travelers a month find what they'
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that's like a tax on everything we do. it's not a productive activity. >> i felt it coming into manhattan today. there were more police officers at the bridges and tunnels, people were pulled over on the side of the roads checking cars. took me a long time to get here today because of that. that's out of pocket. >> yeah, it's money. it's time. you spend more time in transitions between home and work, on travel, and think in the past decade of the amount of money this country spent on making people safe. that's an important endeavor in and of itself, but that's not hiring people or investing in new technology. that's not growth. that's a cost. >> after 9/11, or in 2011, we were just on the precipice of the economy turning, and then 9/11 hits. >> 9/11 hits, the recession, people remember that. that was the first of the jobless recoveries. think back. it took a long time. it was during that period we were trying to build a regulatory apparatus to make people safe, a physical app apparatus, and it's not a coincidence we had a
that's like a tax on everything we do. it's not a productive activity. >> i felt it coming into manhattan today. there were more police officers at the bridges and tunnels, people were pulled over on the side of the roads checking cars. took me a long time to get here today because of that. that's out of pocket. >> yeah, it's money. it's time. you spend more time in transitions between home and work, on travel, and think in the past decade of the amount of money this country spent...
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show me something and also the outlooks are all negative because the sequester, payroll tax cut that went away, all that stuff, melissa is factoring i think what is happening in these companies to where mark's point, yeah they have all run up and now we're starting to say the cows are coming home and we don't have true earnings growth, the top-line growth that we need. melissa: lance, that is absolutely right. that is the theme we hear again and again, they can't grow the top line because the economy isn't supporting that. what do you do? how do you respond to that? how do you protect your money? >> well the thing is you have to understand, actually mark hit on a great point, since 2009 revenues only grown by about 7% of the earnings have grown by almost 230%. the disparity's come from things like stock buybacks, accounting gimmickry in terms when do we account for stuff and when we don't. and so what drives corporate growth in the stock markets over the long term is that top line revenue, sales. that's what we node to see. that is what --. melissa: lance, i know that, tell me how do
show me something and also the outlooks are all negative because the sequester, payroll tax cut that went away, all that stuff, melissa is factoring i think what is happening in these companies to where mark's point, yeah they have all run up and now we're starting to say the cows are coming home and we don't have true earnings growth, the top-line growth that we need. melissa: lance, that is absolutely right. that is the theme we hear again and again, they can't grow the top line because the...
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>> well, i mean, so much for disgruntled tax filers irresponsible for your will attack. you know, this opens a single to all sorts of investigations. right now obviously there is a major effort not just ride on the ground in the immediate boston regional area, but now you are looking at the jets' new head, you're looking at the extent to which this was deployed from the outside. and to the extent to which there are supports or a support structure internally your that allow for this attack to take place. connell: two brothers are less to be a part of this, one that was killed and the other that is said to be 19 years old and still at large. you mentioned their background, the fact that there are originally from chechnya. they came here, we think, in 2002 and three, some are in an area. is it possible that they just acted alone? working together as brothers? is it more likely from your experience of the years that they did have some support from the outside, or read my be. >> you know, is suspect gillette to let this point, but if i had to put my chest down on a table i wa
>> well, i mean, so much for disgruntled tax filers irresponsible for your will attack. you know, this opens a single to all sorts of investigations. right now obviously there is a major effort not just ride on the ground in the immediate boston regional area, but now you are looking at the jets' new head, you're looking at the extent to which this was deployed from the outside. and to the extent to which there are supports or a support structure internally your that allow for this attack...
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how many get vouchers or tax credits? just 1 million. you can barely see the bar graph on this chart. only 2 million go to charter schools. this is such a feeble offering of school choice despite good evidence that choice works. this week the friedman foundation released an in-depth analysis of research on choice. twenty-three studies compared to outcomes for students that have school choice. twenty-two found choice improve student performance. twenty-two at 23. one study found no visible impact, no study found a negative impact. choice works. some people of worry that choice these to segregated schools. a studies examine that. seven found school choice moose from more racially segregated schools into less serious ones. one found no effec no study found that choice increased segregation. the bottom line, when you let parents choose, schools get better, students do better. choice works. let's not let the blob'
how many get vouchers or tax credits? just 1 million. you can barely see the bar graph on this chart. only 2 million go to charter schools. this is such a feeble offering of school choice despite good evidence that choice works. this week the friedman foundation released an in-depth analysis of research on choice. twenty-three studies compared to outcomes for students that have school choice. twenty-two found choice improve student performance. twenty-two at 23. one study found no visible...
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. >> that's right, disability as a designated tax and i should know the number, 1.8% half on the employee, half on the employer. this is predicted decades ago and we're pretty much on course and what we've done in the past is we've borrowed between the disability and the old age trust fund. you can do that. we did that back in '82 when the old age fund was literally out of money for a period of time. that's not a longer term solution. i mean, we're going to have to figure out do you want more revenue, but again, i'm all for cracking down on fraud, i don't know anyone who isn't, but you don't want to have terminal cancer patients dying before he they get their disability. >> yes, sir, that's a given. dean baker, think very much. i'm sorry we're pressed for time and i've got to get the one update in for you about the bombing in boston. there were two and only two devices found. no additional threats have been received. no unexploded devices were found. okay. now this. the amount of u.s. debt owned by foreigners is at a record level and the chinese own the biggest chunk. liz macdonald, charl
. >> that's right, disability as a designated tax and i should know the number, 1.8% half on the employee, half on the employer. this is predicted decades ago and we're pretty much on course and what we've done in the past is we've borrowed between the disability and the old age trust fund. you can do that. we did that back in '82 when the old age fund was literally out of money for a period of time. that's not a longer term solution. i mean, we're going to have to figure out do you want...
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topping that list, mcallen taxes . you can always check it out. foxbusiness.com. see what is trending. well, later in the show, small-business is spending a lot of time and resources and social media. is there investment paying off? unions going through labor pains getting desperate for more numbers. and so you here where they're lookinnow. ♪ are yostill sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providi answers families need. siemens. answers. gerri: our nation's charter schools are under threat. unions tried to organize church ♪ >> from the fox business studios in new york city, it's "the willis report" with gerri willis. ♪ gerri: well, unions trying to infiltrate chaer schools across the country in order to fuel their coffers. joining me now with the threat unions pose to our nation's charter schools, ceo of the illinois policy institute. welcome back to the show. you know, i find this interesting because charter schools typically haveot been a place tha
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i worry about the tax hike on the not only well to do but tax hike on every dollar on obamacare and other things. if anything that will affect things i doubt this will. gerri: rc. this is already one event too many for me. what do you say? >> bingo. >> consumers are driven most what is happening to their biggest asset. for most people the biggest asset is their house. is it appreciating depreciating? is it above water or below water? that will be big part of what drives consumer sentiment? how safe is their jobs? are they getting raising or people being laid off. that will drive consumer sentiment. gerri: certainly important issues. jordan back to you, when you look at the past what is response from consumers? >> certainly after 9/11 there was dramatic decrease in consumer activity. peopleut back on spending. gerri: recession. >> that happened at that time. this isn't that. it is a one-shot event at least at moment. if there are other events that would affect things much more. this is not as big as 9/11 but people definitely pull back when these things happen. gerri: gary to you. we've wa
i worry about the tax hike on the not only well to do but tax hike on every dollar on obamacare and other things. if anything that will affect things i doubt this will. gerri: rc. this is already one event too many for me. what do you say? >> bingo. >> consumers are driven most what is happening to their biggest asset. for most people the biggest asset is their house. is it appreciating depreciating? is it above water or below water? that will be big part of what drives consumer...
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they are more worried about the impact on the economy and payroll taxes january 1. connell: let's bring just jeff and from raymond james. let's follow up on what peter is reporting on and the financial markets both yesterday and today. even without what happened in boston yesterday was setting up to be a remarkable day. stocks were down. gold was selling off. there were further jitters after what happened in the afternoon, obviously. >> it reminded me very much of the hunt silver corner. when it finally, when the fever finally broke on october 7, excuse me, january 7 of 1980, you had a hard move on silver just like you did on gold on friday. they try to hold the markets together. the margin calls went out. people had to start selling their commodity positions. i do not know if they play that way here or not, but it has had a heart attack on the market and heart attack patients do not get right off the gurney and run a 100-yard. connell: if it bounces back up, is it in your view over at this point and the second part, what, if any, to the impacts of the bombing have?
they are more worried about the impact on the economy and payroll taxes january 1. connell: let's bring just jeff and from raymond james. let's follow up on what peter is reporting on and the financial markets both yesterday and today. even without what happened in boston yesterday was setting up to be a remarkable day. stocks were down. gold was selling off. there were further jitters after what happened in the afternoon, obviously. >> it reminded me very much of the hunt silver corner....
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pat enof advocating more tax increases on top of the $1.7 trillion in tax increases we have seen. not making decisions we have to make to get out of control spending, under control and the turn-around the unsustainable deficit and debt. it ones massive budget deficits in the future. >> lou: we have watched continuing resolution after continuing resolution take over what has been the traditional roll of the budget. are we to see another round of continuing resolutions as a result of the blueprint, the president decied to advance 65 days after it was due? >> i think we may well. the president made a decision not to submit a budget while the senate is considering a budget despite he is legally required to do so. part of the reason that we have seen government by continuing resolution is that congress has not been doing its job. passing appropriation bills and making the hard decisions, that all of us are elected to decide. i don't think it's a particularly conservative philosophy. they want to lie within your means and not want to bankrupt the country. up fortunately, for the last fo
pat enof advocating more tax increases on top of the $1.7 trillion in tax increases we have seen. not making decisions we have to make to get out of control spending, under control and the turn-around the unsustainable deficit and debt. it ones massive budget deficits in the future. >> lou: we have watched continuing resolution after continuing resolution take over what has been the traditional roll of the budget. are we to see another round of continuing resolutions as a result of the...
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with the support of fannie and freddie, and even the mortgage interest tax deduction. the support bases for housing right now seems to be quite artificial, and i think that is why a lot of home builders are afraid to get into this market right now to build more because they are skeptical this is a real recovery. melissa: you are to real estate guys who are not bullish on real estate, how is that? it seems he does not believe in the recovery and the data. >> no, absolutely not. i think there's going to be a significant price increase in housing in the short term. today there may be some momentum created were a lot of momentum created by low interest rate, but when you look historically at the housing market, people need a place to live, even rental properties a lot of them are single-family homes or apartments. at the end of the day, people need a place to go, new household creation is outpacing the supply, so more people looking for a home than there are homes available and nationwide in almost every major metro we are at very low inventory rates so i am bullish. if yo
with the support of fannie and freddie, and even the mortgage interest tax deduction. the support bases for housing right now seems to be quite artificial, and i think that is why a lot of home builders are afraid to get into this market right now to build more because they are skeptical this is a real recovery. melissa: you are to real estate guys who are not bullish on real estate, how is that? it seems he does not believe in the recovery and the data. >> no, absolutely not. i think...
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increase, at the payroll tax. so, these issues we have to get through. i don't think they're major but they are headwinds. now we've got a lot of people thinking about what happened last year. down 3% in the second quarter. people wanted to buy in the market started to dip. wait a minute. this may be more significant. the fact of matter, as he have yesterday, 7% of the companies that reported earnings beat estimates. whether the estimates were poor estimate, weak estimates. the fact of the matter as long as data remains relatively, weak, not strong, muddled through the fed will be a long way as way from ending its quantitative easing. the other thing we havv to pay attention to which i think gives us a lot of upside potential is that what's happening in japan is nothing less than significant. and we need to pay attention to the yen. tracy: so let's first finish with the united states because i know you are hot on the yen. you've talked about it last time you were here. that means based on what you're say, second q
increase, at the payroll tax. so, these issues we have to get through. i don't think they're major but they are headwinds. now we've got a lot of people thinking about what happened last year. down 3% in the second quarter. people wanted to buy in the market started to dip. wait a minute. this may be more significant. the fact of matter, as he have yesterday, 7% of the companies that reported earnings beat estimates. whether the estimates were poor estimate, weak estimates. the fact of the...
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it will eliminate your monthly mortgage payments and give you tax-free cash from the equity in your home. and here's the best part -- you still own your home. take control of your retirement today. ♪ ♪ we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day afr day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] e pill eachmorning. 24 hours. zero heartbur you are gonna need a wingman. and my cash back keeps the party going. but my airline miles take it worldwide. [ male announcer ] it shouldn't be this hard. with creditcards.com, it's easy to search hundreds of cards and apply online. creditcards.com. shoot. now with the share everything plan from verizon, connect your camera, along with your smartphone and tablet. all your devices connected by one simple plan on the powerful network. record video. connect more. so you can do more. the share everything plan from verizon. add additional devices like the samsung galaxy camera for $5 monthly access. melissa
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the irs says boston taxpayers will be granted extensions on their tax returns. every little bit helps. that is my "2 cents more." a great night and we will see rebecca tomorr evening. ♪ lou: lou: good evening and thank you for being with us. details tonight emerging about yesterday's horrific terrorist attack and the boston marathon. the two exploons on boils some street wounded 176 by standards. three people killed. martin richard lost his life in thexplosion that also left his brother and sister critically wounded. waiting by the finish line to hug his father and to congratulate him for finishing a marathon. 29-year-old crystal campbell also killed in the attack after adding to the finish line to take a picture of a friend was completing the race. the third victim has now been identified as a graduate student from boston university, but her name has not been released pending notification of next of kin. seventeen other victims tonight remain in critical condition. some have lost limbs or arms, many have suffered severe injuries ttheir legs. doctor operated t
the irs says boston taxpayers will be granted extensions on their tax returns. every little bit helps. that is my "2 cents more." a great night and we will see rebecca tomorr evening. ♪ lou: lou: good evening and thank you for being with us. details tonight emerging about yesterday's horrific terrorist attack and the boston marathon. the two exploons on boils some street wounded 176 by standards. three people killed. martin richard lost his life in thexplosion that also left his...
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how many pay taxes? we don't know. how many will pay taxes if they get jobs? how much will they pay in taxes? we don't know. what is the real cost of illegal immigration to the u.s.? the real cost? hohonest square, accounting? what is this answer. what are those illegal immigrants paying in taxes and providing in the way of services to others in this country, some are i imencely productive? what is the cost of the jobs they hold, is there no cost? is it true they only work in industries where americans don't top work. this that is find just give us an answer, do we as a nation make money? do we benefit? do we prosper because of illegal immigration. you hear everyone say we're a nation of immigrants, why don't they say a nation of illegal immigrants? the questions go on and on, is the path to citizenship appropriate? is it good or bad for the economy? it is good for american society. the real question becames after 10 years of debating this issue, why in the world don't we havv tse answers? that's the big question. if you have been watching politics, and washin
how many pay taxes? we don't know. how many will pay taxes if they get jobs? how much will they pay in taxes? we don't know. what is the real cost of illegal immigration to the u.s.? the real cost? hohonest square, accounting? what is this answer. what are those illegal immigrants paying in taxes and providing in the way of services to others in this country, some are i imencely productive? what is the cost of the jobs they hold, is there no cost? is it true they only work in industries where...
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that is fine through payroll taxes. but they said that immigrant without a high-school degree would have a net cost of $89,000. her year over their lifetime. who do believe? the national research council, "new york times", we believe the national research council basically $90,000 is the net cost? what we're asking for is simple honesty for the american people. this doesn't have to be an ugly discussion but it does have to be honest. media matters and organizations like it fails to understand these are honest questions that deserve honest answers. there's nothing anti-immigrant about demanding responsible leadership based on fact and empirical studies in washington and public policy based on all of that, not just politics. but public policy choices in the nation's interest. >> the boston bombing suspect is not an enemy combat into? then what is the. we have the answers with "dobb's law". the analysis says the obama budget is fair on taxes he raises them on every one. details ahead. a plan to reform the immigration laws
that is fine through payroll taxes. but they said that immigrant without a high-school degree would have a net cost of $89,000. her year over their lifetime. who do believe? the national research council, "new york times", we believe the national research council basically $90,000 is the net cost? what we're asking for is simple honesty for the american people. this doesn't have to be an ugly discussion but it does have to be honest. media matters and organizations like it fails to...
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, we just tax people. we have seen it before. fundamentally, there does need to be reform in washington, $100 billion a year in corporate welfare, crony capitalism that needs to be looked at money from that should be us used at the gn energy. neil: i we think we should drop all subsidies. >> this green energy stuff is crony capitalism. neil: just, get rid of them all, what do you think? >> neil, we're in middle of that, new tech is a government guaranteed lender, that program is worked for 53 years, this year because of the risk sharing between new tech and government a zero subsidy item. there are times where government, does play an active and important role. but -- >> that is a lendinga i'm talking about with a government assuming the role of propping up an stray, or providing -- a industry or providing tax break to give an advantage, i think whether it is oil, or solar or anything in between, stop it. >> government should not be in venture capital business. neil: us can be a little bit pregnant. >> wel
, we just tax people. we have seen it before. fundamentally, there does need to be reform in washington, $100 billion a year in corporate welfare, crony capitalism that needs to be looked at money from that should be us used at the gn energy. neil: i we think we should drop all subsidies. >> this green energy stuff is crony capitalism. neil: just, get rid of them all, what do you think? >> neil, we're in middle of that, new tech is a government guaranteed lender, that program is...
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taxes, property taxes, estate taxes real estate transer it taxes, sales taxes. taxes you pay for your employees. when you add it up you're likely paying more than you think. the alternative minimum tax to make sure people don't end up paying nothing, we need an alternative maximum so make sure in the end we need to keep some of your income. melissa: that would make logical sense. peter, let me ask you. what is the maximum? at what point do you start doing harm to the economy? i think it is like 20%. but i think i'm a little low versus everyone else. >> well, sure think there. small businesses in new york city that mom-and-pop luncheonest on second avenue, they're paying marginal rates between the federal and state and payroll tax just there of over 50%. what is their incentive to put more capital at risk and expand and hire more people? it is not very good. but you know i want to go a step further. i'm encouraged by my colleague. at least with the income tax, let's not only have a maximum but let's have a minimum. if you need an average say 12% to cover the inco
taxes, property taxes, estate taxes real estate transer it taxes, sales taxes. taxes you pay for your employees. when you add it up you're likely paying more than you think. the alternative minimum tax to make sure people don't end up paying nothing, we need an alternative maximum so make sure in the end we need to keep some of your income. melissa: that would make logical sense. peter, let me ask you. what is the maximum? at what point do you start doing harm to the economy? i think it is like...
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and the president who accuse someone by the name of mitt romney of not paying his taxes. by golly, they get away with it. at some point here facts are going to begin to matter to the american people. your nose? maybe, maybe, just maybe we were right. now, when the president calls on citizens who want to preserve their constitutional rights and the nra lyres, i think we're getting pretty close to the point. i think if you try much harder, mr. president, we will get there. when things get crazy they get crazier. and elvis impersonator arrested. "dobbs law" next. disappointing economic reports and earnings driving the market's lower. a former ceo of the dnc, john allison's eyes this to tell us what it means. the gang of eight makes its pitch for emigration reforms. the secretary of state, chris go back tells us why it is just one big, bad idea. ♪ are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. @ you know it
and the president who accuse someone by the name of mitt romney of not paying his taxes. by golly, they get away with it. at some point here facts are going to begin to matter to the american people. your nose? maybe, maybe, just maybe we were right. now, when the president calls on citizens who want to preserve their constitutional rights and the nra lyres, i think we're getting pretty close to the point. i think if you try much harder, mr. president, we will get there. when things get crazy...
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we raise the basic rate of payroll tax. that is the tax, it takes just about anything that i hired her as to capital gains, dividends. neil: the kind of stuff that has more of an impact. >> you're right. neil: thank you very much. to rick leventhal in boston with the latest developments. what you're hearing? >> well, 30 agencies have now been assigned to this investigation with more than 1,000 officers involved, including the fbi. today we get a closer look to some of the evidence response technicians working the crime scene behind us on boylson street when they open another block of the street. you can see some of the technicians in their suits collecting evidence at the scene. one of the things they have asked for our photos and videos of the incident right before and after the bombs went off along the marathon route. but we have word tonight may be some of the crime scene photos, some of the evidence that there are now collecting at that scene, including some of those from our fox affiliate in atlanta that appear to show
we raise the basic rate of payroll tax. that is the tax, it takes just about anything that i hired her as to capital gains, dividends. neil: the kind of stuff that has more of an impact. >> you're right. neil: thank you very much. to rick leventhal in boston with the latest developments. what you're hearing? >> well, 30 agencies have now been assigned to this investigation with more than 1,000 officers involved, including the fbi. today we get a closer look to some of the evidence...
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sales tax jurisdictions across the u.s. you will also be audited by out-of-state tax collectors. that is just wrong and unnecessary for year. speak they really want a level playing field. peter: states say this legislation could help them collect $23 billion a year in additional tax revenue. california alone could pull in an extra $4 billion a year. the fire right now is really over an exemption for small online retailers. ebay, however, is pushing for an exemption of 10 million or 50 employees. lori. lori: both sides make a vital argument. peter: this got a test vote in the senate earlier this year. it got 75 votes on a pretty bipartisan basis. this legislation faces stronger opposition in the house from anti-tax. lori: thank you, peter barnes. melissa: crying wolf. former department of transportation inspector says it is just another example of shoddy management. she joins us ahead. lori: a look at the breakdown. you do have shares in the right here. microsoft and caterpillar leading the dow. we will be back right after t
sales tax jurisdictions across the u.s. you will also be audited by out-of-state tax collectors. that is just wrong and unnecessary for year. speak they really want a level playing field. peter: states say this legislation could help them collect $23 billion a year in additional tax revenue. california alone could pull in an extra $4 billion a year. the fire right now is really over an exemption for small online retailers. ebay, however, is pushing for an exemption of 10 million or 50...
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tax only charges $0.15 for the gas tax. number to. wyoming. $0.14 gas tax help this state have overall prices $3.33 a gallon. number one states is alaska's only $0.8 on a gallon goes to the government but has the second-highest price only be high range hawaii. the highest gas tax is due york 77-gallon. the whole world is like that with new york. more on unions to infiltrate the charter schools and we bring the latest, the boston bombings and lou dobbs gives us his take. @ at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in. with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your business our business. od. helping the world keep promises. gerri: charges filed in the boston and bombing the 90 killed has been charged with conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and mirandize. it carries a possible death sentence he is still in a hospital in serious condition. the white house decided to try him in a federal court system instead of t
tax only charges $0.15 for the gas tax. number to. wyoming. $0.14 gas tax help this state have overall prices $3.33 a gallon. number one states is alaska's only $0.8 on a gallon goes to the government but has the second-highest price only be high range hawaii. the highest gas tax is due york 77-gallon. the whole world is like that with new york. more on unions to infiltrate the charter schools and we bring the latest, the boston bombings and lou dobbs gives us his take. @ at od, whatever...
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the arrest in taxes of the wife of the exit justice of the pie there charged with three murders. the d.a., assistant d.a., and the wife of the district attorney. >> the odd thing about that is police went and basically on her confession that she was the one who often these people, sort of, i guess, in retribution for has been getting convicted. very convoluted. he gets convicted of stealing and lost his job. lou: stealing three computers. >> shooting three innocent people. now warmer has it that she will also put the gun and arouse the sand. right now he has not been charged with mders. >> in jail for making terroristic threats, and he is in jail for the bond. what she is now saying, she's the one that pull the trigger. they found a warehouse full of arms and the car. has really been -- the investigation has been amazing. lou: we d't have an opportunity to do this enough. the investigators, law enforcement agencies, the prosecutors have been brilliant in the state of texas in the way in which they have handled this. >> without a doubt. and the fact of the public did not know what
the arrest in taxes of the wife of the exit justice of the pie there charged with three murders. the d.a., assistant d.a., and the wife of the district attorney. >> the odd thing about that is police went and basically on her confession that she was the one who often these people, sort of, i guess, in retribution for has been getting convicted. very convoluted. he gets convicted of stealing and lost his job. lou: stealing three computers. >> shooting three innocent people. now...
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tax only charges $0.15 for the gas tax. number to. wyoming. $0.14 gas tax help this state have overall prices $3.33 a gallon. number one states is alaska's only $0.8 on a gallon goes to the government but has the second-highest price only be high range hawaii. the highest gas tax is due york 77-gallon. the whole world is like that with new york. more on unions to infiltrate the charter schools and we bring the latest, the boston bombgs and lou dobbs gives us his take. at tyco integrated security, we consider ourselves business optimizers. how? by building custom security solutions that integrate video, access control, fire and intrusion protection. all backed up with world-class monitoring centers, thousands of qualified technicians, and a personal passion to help protect your business. when your business is optimized like that, we are tyco integrated security. and we are sharper. hey everybody, hi mom... streaming live with a tour of my new place... knowg you can still reach out. ... and now you've seen it. that's powerful
tax only charges $0.15 for the gas tax. number to. wyoming. $0.14 gas tax help this state have overall prices $3.33 a gallon. number one states is alaska's only $0.8 on a gallon goes to the government but has the second-highest price only be high range hawaii. the highest gas tax is due york 77-gallon. the whole world is like that with new york. more on unions to infiltrate the charter schools and we bring the latest, the boston bombgs and lou dobbs gives us his take. at tyco integrated...
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six years the bank didn't foreclose and she was told she was liable for the taxes the whole time. gerri: oh my goodness. the other ramification is if you have one of these homes in your neighborhood it hurts everybody's fried. there is a depressive effect on the market. have you seen that play out? >> no question. in some areas that is playing out and what some consumer advocates are saying is this is discriminatory because a lot of the neighborhoods tend to be heavily minority populated, tend to be lower-income neighborhoods so that is the way that consumer advocates are trying to get at the bank for this because there's no actual law that prevents them from not foreclosing. gerri: you would think it is in their best interests to do that but it is not right now. how do you see this playing out? how long will it take banks to unload this stuff? finally get rid of it, get it off of the books so we can move on, one of the things keeping the housing market where it is. >> if hour recording shows this non foreclosure, the zombie homes or bank walk aways is quite recent and getting big
six years the bank didn't foreclose and she was told she was liable for the taxes the whole time. gerri: oh my goodness. the other ramification is if you have one of these homes in your neighborhood it hurts everybody's fried. there is a depressive effect on the market. have you seen that play out? >> no question. in some areas that is playing out and what some consumer advocates are saying is this is discriminatory because a lot of the neighborhoods tend to be heavily minority populated,...
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to tax. "varney & company" about to begin. > >> any politician gets 70 million votes is larger than you and me as much as i hate to admit. it look at the winning smile and trusting eyes and i made myself vital, after 22 years in congress, i can smell which way the wind is blowing. stuart: kevin spacey, we show you that clip why "house of cards" a hit show only showing on netflix and that's why the stock will soar from the opening bell. look at it up nearly 25% pre-market and offered a month free with "house of cards" as the bait and people liked it, big jump in subscribers, almost as many pay for netflix as h.b.o. that means streaming arrived. and apple likely be to be the stock of the day along with netflix and earnings later. tim cook, pressure on him. apple hasn't had a break through since he took over and the entire financial team is on scrutiny. four apple executives are among the top paid of all 500 top company ceo's, get between 68 and 85 million dollars a year. a lot more than tim coo
to tax. "varney & company" about to begin. > >> any politician gets 70 million votes is larger than you and me as much as i hate to admit. it look at the winning smile and trusting eyes and i made myself vital, after 22 years in congress, i can smell which way the wind is blowing. stuart: kevin spacey, we show you that clip why "house of cards" a hit show only showing on netflix and that's why the stock will soar from the opening bell. look at it up nearly 25%...
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that big new tax is a tax on all internet sales. the details released this weekend for a senate vote today, what? talk about passing it to it find out what's in it, nancy pelosi, furloughs for air traffic contollers started yesterday. the transportation secretary says they're unavoidable. sequester delays may hit you today. "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ [ cows moo ] [ sizzling ] more rain... [ thunder rumbles ] ♪ [ male announcer ] when the world moves... futures move first. learn futures from experienced pros with dedicated chats and daily live webinars. and trade with papermoney to test-drive the market. ♪ all on thinkorswim. from td ameritrade. >> good morning, everyone, sorry to tell you this, but here comes maximum pain. air travelers, listen up. your chances of a flight delay just went up. those furloughs are in place for air traffic contollers, they've got to take one day off every two weeks. ra ray lahood, the same may that told us to drive toyotas, he said they're unavoidable. sequester cuts are here and the
that big new tax is a tax on all internet sales. the details released this weekend for a senate vote today, what? talk about passing it to it find out what's in it, nancy pelosi, furloughs for air traffic contollers started yesterday. the transportation secretary says they're unavoidable. sequester delays may hit you today. "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ [ cows moo ] [ sizzling ] more rain... [ thunder rumbles ] ♪ [ male announcer ] when the world moves... futures...
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moving op to tax reform. senator baucus will not stand for relix devoting the next 18 months in the senate, a powerful guy, chairman of the senate finance committee, pushing for tax reform, lower rates, fewer deductions. that's terrific. a shot of tax reform. your comment on that? >> well, i hope that's true. i wish him a happy and enjoyable life, created the affordable care act, but i hope he works hard on tax reform. if we get rid of the special interest deductions, those buried in the tax code, we'll have higher economic growth, more job, and a tax code that is simper and fairer for everyone in america. >> you are critical of senator baucus even though he said the other week the implementation of obamacare was a train wreck, his words. you're critical of the senator. >> well, senator baucus is the one who is largely responsible for the american people suffering under the affordable care agent right now. i mean, we're months from implementation. it really is a 0 # -- 2014-15 program, and the outrageousness
moving op to tax reform. senator baucus will not stand for relix devoting the next 18 months in the senate, a powerful guy, chairman of the senate finance committee, pushing for tax reform, lower rates, fewer deductions. that's terrific. a shot of tax reform. your comment on that? >> well, i hope that's true. i wish him a happy and enjoyable life, created the affordable care act, but i hope he works hard on tax reform. if we get rid of the special interest deductions, those buried in the...
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this is the internet tax we heard about for so long. would this make you less likely to shop on the internet? log on to facebook.co facebook.com/afterthebell, tell us what you think. we'll read your answer as little later this hour. ♪ . [ male announcer ] at his current pace, bob will retire whene's 153, which would be fine if bob were a vampire. but he's not. ♪ he's an architect with two kids and a mortgage. luckily, he found someone who gave him a fresh perspective on hisortfolio. and with some planning and effort, hopefully bob n retire at a more appropriate age. it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. liz: been a long time since we've seen a stock react like this in the after markets especially to the upside. take a look at shares of netflix, soaring after-hours following first-quarter earnings. we have back to nicole petallides. this is significant jump on very solid numbers. >> it is unbelievable to watch netflix after-hours on the move. we talked about a few things. let's first go over the numbers
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the kind of tax reform we had in 1986 where you eliminate tax references and you lower rates. president obama has tended to be against lowering rates. he wants to raise rates on high income earners. but you've got an interesting situation now. senator, the chairman of the senate finance committee, the ranking democrat now since someone has announced he's not going to run for re-election in 2014. that gives him pretty much a free hand to try to fashion some kind of tax reform if he wants to do it in cooperation with the ranking republican on that committee. i think that it is within the realm of possibility that these two could do that. dave camp, the republican chairman of the house weighs and means committee has been working on the tax reform. we've seen on immigration, the president is leading from behind. he's the opposite of l.b.j. who insisted that congress pass his law without changing a comma. president obama doesn't have much in the way of recommendations. so it's possible, i think, not likely but possible that we could see serious moves towards tax reform. dagen: keep
the kind of tax reform we had in 1986 where you eliminate tax references and you lower rates. president obama has tended to be against lowering rates. he wants to raise rates on high income earners. but you've got an interesting situation now. senator, the chairman of the senate finance committee, the ranking democrat now since someone has announced he's not going to run for re-election in 2014. that gives him pretty much a free hand to try to fashion some kind of tax reform if he wants to do...
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cheryl: more tax pain. legislation to boost internet sales taxes. peter barnes is standing by. >> i think the last 20 years, cheryl. this legislation has led to a titanic lobbying battle between brick-and-mortar retailers and many internet retailers led by ebay. it appears that it finally passed congress this year. in part because so many states need the revenue so badly. it means you would be required to collect sales taxes nationwide from no more than 9600 tax jurisdictions across the u.s. for brick-and-mortar retailers, we have an app for that. >> they will provide for software from the states to help small businesses comply. we think that online marketplaces like ebay could also serve this function. therefore, we think it would be reasonably easy for many businesses to comply with this law. peter: states say this legislation could help collect $23 billion. california alone could pull in an extra $4 billion a year. the fight right now is really over an exemption small online retailers. ebay is pushing for an exemption of under 10 million or 50 em
cheryl: more tax pain. legislation to boost internet sales taxes. peter barnes is standing by. >> i think the last 20 years, cheryl. this legislation has led to a titanic lobbying battle between brick-and-mortar retailers and many internet retailers led by ebay. it appears that it finally passed congress this year. in part because so many states need the revenue so badly. it means you would be required to collect sales taxes nationwide from no more than 9600 tax jurisdictions across the...
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10 years through a series of limits on tax breaks, a tax on the banking industry and new estate taxes. now the tpc estimates that 86% of additional taxes in 2015 will be paid by those earning over $200,000. the president's budget proposal plans on also raising the tax on cigarettes. 94 cents more per pack. the tpc says that the higher cigarette tax will affect low and moderate income families as they are more likely to smoke than higher income earners. there you go. i don't smoke but a pack of cigarettes, my gosh. tracy: a lot of money. ashley: a lot of money. tracy: a sneaky way to get more money out of you because they push you to higher brackets quicker. ashley: yeah. tracy: sneaky. a new on line sales tax expected to clear the senate. could it face a tough battle in the house? we'll have details on that next. ashley: a bogus tweet claiming president obama injured in a white house, explosion sending stocks plunging. we have the latest from washington to wall street. first let's take a look at latest winners and losers as we head to break. @ menaced the close, let's go to the f
10 years through a series of limits on tax breaks, a tax on the banking industry and new estate taxes. now the tpc estimates that 86% of additional taxes in 2015 will be paid by those earning over $200,000. the president's budget proposal plans on also raising the tax on cigarettes. 94 cents more per pack. the tpc says that the higher cigarette tax will affect low and moderate income families as they are more likely to smoke than higher income earners. there you go. i don't smoke but a pack of...